On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

"Most governments, most of the time, seek to monopolize violence. If only government can legitimately use force, and this use is constrained by law, the the forms of politics that we take for granted become possible."

Book was first published in 2017 and it's a hard read due to seeing so much outlined in the book happening live on TV.

Go.check out a copy at your local library now. I could only find the graphic novel but it still reads the same.